Over a period of almost 10 yr, we carried out a prospective study of the neuropsychological
development of the offspring of 16 women from a moderately iodine-deficient area (area A) …

Background The steadily increasing incidence of thyroid cancer has been attributed mostly
to more sensitive thyroid nodule screening. However, various environmental factors, such as …

Objective Various physiological changes occur in maternal thyroid economy during pregnancy.
This review focuses on the events taking place during gestation that together strongly …

Context: Mild to moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy can cause transient maternal
hypothyroidism and impaired mental development of the progeny. These unfavorable effects …

Objective We examined the effect of different conditions of nutritional iodine intake on
maternal thyroid function throughout gestation in a cohort of healthy, anti‐thyroid antibody‐…

Background Maternal hypothyroidism in pregnancy is associated with several adverse
outcomes. The Endocrine Society Guidelines for the management of thyroid diseases in …

Background: Pregnancy influences thyroid function and may bring to light mild and latent
disorders. Thyroid dysfunction has been related to obstetrical complications such as premature …

Visual perceptual integrative motor ability was investigated in 719 6- to 12-yr-old, presumably
normal, primary schoolchildren living in 2 iodine-deficient endemic goiter areas in Sicily, …

Objective To longitudinally evaluate the timing of maternal thyroid underfunction occurrence
in mildly iodine-deficient (ID) pregnant women, and ultimately assess the benefit of thyroid …

Hyperthyroidism during pregnancy is uncommon. Nonetheless, prompt identification and
adequate management of hyperthyroidism in a pregnant woman is essential, because …